Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Gabon
Gabon: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 20.5% in 1996. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Gabon, 1980–1996
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 20.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 1996.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Gabon peaked at 28.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1990.
That places Gabon 88th out of 187 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.2% | — |
| 1981 | 27.0% | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +38.4% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +41.2% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 20.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 13.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 12.5% | 20.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 85 Mozambique 20.9% compare
- 86 Fiji 20.7% compare
- 87 El Salvador 20.6% compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 20.5%
- 90 Nauru 20.3%
- 91 Venezuela 20.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Gabon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,587 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.49 (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.5532 % change on previous year (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Gabon?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Gabon was 20.5% in 1996, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Gabon ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 1996.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.